What have we learned from Covid-19 about the limitations of online learning – and...
Being realistic about the strengths and weaknesses of online learning
I have spent a good part of my career defending and promoting online learning and...
Tracking innovations in online learning in Canada
I've not been blogging much recently because, frankly, I've been too busy, and not on the golf course or ski slopes, either. (Yeah, so...
What I learned at Drexel University in National Distance Learning Week
Fear and loathing in Philadelphia
On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, I found myself in Philadelphia on U.S. Presidential Election day, and even more importantly, the...
Problems with the use of images in open textbooks
If you have downloaded my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age' in pdf or Modi format for the iPad or Kobo, you may...
Seeking the unique pedagogical characteristics of social media
Social media are still in a very volatile state of development, and many faculty worry about the negative aspects of students who are continually...
Seeking the unique pedagogical characteristics of computing
This is the fourth post on the unique characteristics of different media, for my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age.
This was a fun one...
e-learning trends from South Africa
Chadwick, K. (2014) e-Learning Trends for 2014 Bizcommunity.com
This is an interesting perspective on corporate e-learning trends from Kirsty Chadwick in South Africa. I've focused...
Los Angeles schools to issue iPads to all students
Weiss, T. (2013) Los Angeles plans to give 640,000 students free iPads, CITE World, July 25
I don't normally cover k-12 developments, but this one...
MIT, learning technologies, and developing countries: lessons in technology transfer
This week I spent three days at the MIT LINC (Learning International Networks Consortium) conference in Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the theme: 'Realizing the Dream:...
Exploiting the affordances of the iPad at Lynn University
Students at Lynn University
Tilsley, A. (2013) iPadU Inside Higher Education, January 15
This is a report about Lynn University, a private nonprofit university based in...
About Tony Bates
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.